Friedrichshafen FF.53

The Friedrichshafen FF.53 was a German torpedo-carrying biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

FF.53
Role Torpedo-bomber floatplane
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight 30 July 1918
Number built 3

Development and design

The FF.53 was a twin-engined biplane floatplane, designed to carry a torpedo and powered by two Mercedes D.IVa engines. It was a development of the Friedrichshafen G.III heavy bomber. Only three aircraft were built.

Specifications (FF.53)

Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.IVa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines, 190 kW (260 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers

Performance Armament

  • Bombs: 1 × torpedo

See also

Related development

Related lists

References

  1. Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. p. 149. ISBN 978-3927513600.

Further reading

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
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